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IYW vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYW returned +23.2% to VXF's +10.6%; 6% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $25.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Technology ETF, and $30.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

IYW on its own →VXF on its own →
At a glance
+23.2%
IYW total return, 1 year
+10.6%
VXF total return, 1 year
0.37%
IYW expense ratio
0.05%
VXF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXF costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.6 points; VXF is 1.1 times larger.

IYW vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYWVXF
Return
Total return, 1 year+23.2%+10.6%
Drawdown
Below its high5.5%, high on Oct 6, 20266.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 Technology RIC 22S&P Completion Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.37%0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$26.5bn$30.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund65.1%11.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

6%

By the books each fund has filed, IYW and VXF hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYW VXF
SNOWFLAKE 0.56% 1.42%
CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 0.52% 1.35%
STRATEGY INC CLASS A 0.25% 0.67%
ASTERA LABS 0.22% 0.67%
OKTA CLASS A 0.19% 0.42%
TWILIO CLASS A 0.19% 0.54%
ATLASSIAN CORP CLASS A 0.17% 0.35%
MONGODB CLASS A 0.15% 0.34%
CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD 0.14% 0.40%
ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS CLASS A 0.13% 0.29%
ZSCALER 0.13% 0.25%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.11% 0.28%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IYW
NVIDIA 16.81%
APPLE 16.60%
MICROSOFT 13.07%
BROADCOM INC 3.14%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.04%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.02%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 2.73%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.38%
Only in VXF
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.50%
SLCMT1142 2.26%
Natera Inc 0.72%
Cheniere Energy Inc 0.67%
Revolution Medicines Inc 0.51%
Rocket Lab Corp 0.46%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.40%
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.36%
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Side by side

IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Technology Tracks an index of Extended Market
Total return, 1 year +23.2% +10.6%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.1% (IWB) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +10.1 pts vs IWB not measured
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 94.3% 0.0%
Holdings 150 3361
Net assets, IYW as of Oct 27, 2026 and VXF as of Sep 30, 2026 $25.0bn $30.2bn

IYW and VXF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IYW

IYW tracks an index of U.S. Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 65.1%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VXF

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,361 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYW or VXF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +23.2% and VXF +10.6%.
Which is cheaper, IYW or VXF?
VXF is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYW and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IYW and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
IYW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IYW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYW ↗
VXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VXF ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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